Philadelphia inspector kills himself after fatal building collapse

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia officials have identified an inspector who fatally shot himself a week after a building collapse that killed six people as a dedicated 16-year veteran of the Department of Licenses and Inspections.

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Gillison says the department is in mourning and Wagenhoffer “did nothing wrong.” Wagenhoffer leaves behind a wife and son.

The downtown building was being demolished when it collapsed onto a neighbouring Salvation Army Thrift Store, killing two employees and four customers. Police allege a heavy equipment operator had been high on marijuana.